ビール
ここに来てからめっちゃ好きになりました
なんといってもこっちには沢山のビール工場があって種類も豊富です。
オンタリオにはBeerStoreと名がつくビールだけを取り扱うお店さえあり常時50種類ほどのビールがあります。
恐らくカナダの大量生産ビールで一番有名なのはモルソンカナディアンでしょうか？
一応部類はラガーのようですがあまり自分はにはラガーとゆうビールな部類には入ってない気がします。
こっちに来て知ったのがビールには種類が沢山あるとゆうこと
日本にいたときは発泡酒、生ビール、瓶ビールってしか部類分けされてなかった気がしますがこっちでは
ラガー
醸造時の製法によりさっぱりした味とすっきりとした後味のものが多い
エール
奥豊かな深みのある味が特徴
スタウト
色が濃く、特徴的な深いビールの香りとカラメルの芳香が特徴
もっと細かく分類すれば10種類以上はあると思いますが自分もそんな詳しくないので（笑）
カナダに来て今までに10種類以上のカナディアンビールを体験したけどその中でも一番記憶に残ってるのがTraditional Aleとゆう名のAle。上品なダークカラーで口に最初含んだ時のまろやかさを忘れてません。それでいて後味はすっきりとした・・・・ あーのみてーっす。他にもトロントの周辺で有名なアムステルダムのアンバーダッチとナッツブラウンは美味いです。
自分はどっちかってゆうとエールが好きみたい、多分よく一緒になんかをつまむせいかもしれないかもしれないけど。でもすっきりしたラガーだけってのも好きです。
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Beer became so interesting since I stepped into Canada.
So many kinds of beer are sold at local liquor stores, even beer store (a chain liquor store only sell beer) exist here in Canada. If you go to a beer store you'll see at least 50 kinds of beer labaled on a huge board attached to the wall.
Canada itself has many breweries includes local breweries which brews intersting taste beer.
Perhaps, most famous beer represents Canada is "Molson Canadian", that is lagar according to beer store webpage, but to me doesn't taste like lagar at all, thats probably because its less carbonate leaves the actual beer taste more clearly.
Anyway, there are types of beer
-Lagar
Lirght crisp and refreshing with smooth finish from longer aging
-Ale
Robust and complex with variety of fruit and malt aromas
-Stout
Deep, and dark flavourful with intense malt with caramel flavour
-Referenced from beer store webpage-
There are more than three types probably more than ten, Pilsner, Paleale, amber lagar....
Each has own distinctive taste, and can match with certain appertizers.
So, its like wines, each type has distinctive taste, certain foods doesn't match with ones.
So far, I think I had more than 10 kinds of beer in Canada, but, by far, the tastiest beer was "Traditional Ale by BIG ROCK BREWERIES". This was actually the beer that got me be interested in beer. Its dark colored, with very rich taste. I can recall exactly what it was like since I haven't had the beer for 8 months. Reason why is this beer only comes in bottles not cans, and where I live doesn't allow students to bring bottled beer. plus, this beer is not available in many places.
I tend to like dark beer over light, pale beer. I guess I like rich complex taste which ales tend to carry with. I always like to have some foods along with beer, so that is maybe it. I like just drinking refreshing crisp lagar as well though.
These are the website I always get advise from
The Opinionated Beer Page
This website is made by two beer loving guys, lists beer from all around the world even Japan.
a beer has been drunk by them rated by beer mugs, commented(some beer is ripped so badly).
But its really knowlegable website, especially if you want to know about beer from Europe and north America.
BeerStore
It's the chain liquor store's website, it has many contents with nice pictures, even beer glasses described upon purposes. It's a great website, however, it doesn't criticize the beer dealt in this store, so if you wanna opinions about beer, you should refer the opinionated.